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    History of Special Education Law Michelle L. Johnson Grand Canyon University: SPE- 355 June 15‚ 2014 History of Special Education Law From the beginning of time until the end of time‚ there will always be students who require special education services. Throughout the 20th century‚ there have been many laws written to try and protect and help students with disabilities. Two in particular are the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975‚ and the Individuals with Disabilities Education

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    such uncomfortable times. “First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha…They were not love letters‚ but Lieutenant Cross was hoping‚ so he kept them folded in plastic at the bottom of his rucksack.” (O’Brien 1) We are offered a personal perspective into Cross‚ who spends his time at war fantasizing about a young lady named Martha from back home. He believes he is in love with Martha and spends his time finding comfort in daydreams of a woman who does not love him back. Throughout

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    I sat down and Martha was standing still with her back facing towards me. “ You and Jem always come around this house why?” said Martha. “ We’ve always been curious of why Mr. Radley never came out‚” I said in a low voice. “ That’s none of your business‚” Martha shouted. She got aggressive by the minute‚ I was ready to leave‚ because she was making me uncomfortable. She finally turned around and she stared me right in the eye. “ Do you know why you’re really here?” said Martha. “No‚ why am I

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    Question One: Listening plays a pivotal role in the communication between George and Martha. According to Adler et al (2017)‚ effective listening involves not only hearing the words spoken but also understanding and interpreting the underlying emotions and intentions (p. 511). In their interactions‚ George and Martha often engage in pseudolistening—they appear to be listening but are actually more focused on their next retort or insult rather than truly understanding each other. This type of listening

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    They Carried” Title: “The Things They Carried” | Author: “Tim O’Brien” | Genre: Fiction | Date Published: 1990 | Plot summary: First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is in love with a junior in college named Martha while he is in the middle of a war in Vietnam. While he travels around‚ he and Martha write letters to each other‚ in which he writes with love and she just writes back as a friend. Throughout the story‚ O’Brien lists all of the supplies they all carry‚ such as guns‚ knives‚ and ammunition

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    Carried‚ Martha‚ Linda‚ Kathleen‚ and the Unknown Girl‚ are all represented as variables of life. Martha represents love and danger‚ Linda is death and maturity‚ and the Unknown girl represents that life always moves forward. By using these women in the story‚ this represents‚ in whole‚ the better side of life‚ as well as the raw truth of war. In the story The Things They Carried‚ Lt. Jimmy Cross carries letters from a woman named Martha. Although she always signs her letters as “Love‚ Martha” he understands

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    ends up in a slaughter of the slaves. There are several characters in the short story. The main characters are the three slaves Martha‚ Mikey and Tommy. Then there is the Gage Family with the mother‚ Mrs. Gage and the son‚ Sterling. All three slaves have only ever been slaves for the Gages. They grew up there and are used to doing the work around the house. Martha is a female slave‚ who does all the cooking for old Mrs. Gage. She takes care of her and makes sure that she stays alive‚ even though

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    Mother! Papa! We just came by the baker shop. And smelled our goose‚ cooking delicious. Wife of Bob : Shut the door‚ please. What happened to your precious father? And your brother. And Martha‚ she wasn’t as late last Christmas Day. Martha :Mother‚ here she is‚ Mother. Here’s Martha. Wife of Bob : Martha! Wait till you see our goose. ’Tis a wonderful one. Peter‚ off with you to the baker’s and collect the bird. And take the children with you. And pray‚ no dallying. Wife of :

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    Whereas his affection for Martha affect his own duties on and off the battlefield. Beneficial to the Lieutenant‚ his meaningful affections for the junior college student in New Jersey wasn’t fair desire‚ but a common obsessive about her. The fantasies of Martha were an escape from the war‚ the death‚ and the suspicion of not returning home. Immediately upon the battle‚ Lieutenant Cross

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    them carried necessary things which could help them go through the war – some were common‚ some were different‚ and depending on the soldier. Lieutenant Cross carried photographs of Martha‚ the girl with whom he fell in love. Due to an unclear relationship and a great distance‚ the more Lieutenant Cross thinks about Martha‚ the more he suffers from his unrequited love. As a teenager I was greedy‚ and gambling was a short and easy way to get money. I expected to make a lot of money but it turned out

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